Principle Investigator, thirteen government, commercial, and internal research and development projects: Leading multidisciplinary teams conducting advanced research on materials and devices for defense and commercial applications.

Awards and Recognition:

Fellow of the American Physical Society, the Optical Society of America, and SPIE-The International Society for Optics and Photonics

Outstanding Engineers and Scientists Award, The Engineering and Science Foundation of Dayton

Alumni "O" Award, for outstanding achievements in physics and exemplary voluntary Christian service in the church and community, Olivet Nazarene University